District Nursing Sister

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Come and join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust as a District Nursing Sister for the Windsor and Maidenhead Community Nursing Team. As a District Nursing Sister/Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse you will manage a clinical caseload under the delegation of the team leader as well as exercising leadership and management of a defined community DN team to ensure good clinical practices and high standards of care are maintained in order to meet service demand. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, and a strong in-house training programme.
Working within our Community Nursing Team you will support, assess, and treat patients with a variety of health needs, delivering high quality, evidence-based practice. You will have a passion and enthusiasm to care for patients in their own homes.
Maintain required competencies, as identified in the Band 6 Community Nurse competency framework, in order to effectively undertake patient assessment, care planning and immediate care needs.
Support staff to complete holistic assessment and reassessment of all health and nursing needs, ensuring that every patient has an overview of health and nursing need recorded.
You will manage a complex and diverse caseload of patients
Support teams to provide information to patients, their families, and carers both formal and informal, so that they can make informed choices about current and future care needs.
Provide clinical support, leadership, and guidance to all staff to ensure that evidence-based care and clinical practice are maintained in Community Nursing Teams.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes.
A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients within their own homes.
Willing to undertake training to fulfil the requirements of these role.
Qualified Registered Adult Nurse with NMC Pin
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare